}}{{tnr}}'''William Lacy Clay, Jr.''' (b. July 27, 1956, in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]) is a [[Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] representing [[Missouri's 1st Congressional District]]. Clay was first elected to the House in 2000 and is currently serving his 7th consecutive term, having won re-election in 2012 by 60.8%.<ref>[http://enr.sos.mo.gov/ENR/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=StateRaces^Federal%20/%20Statewide%20Races^011656688155 ''State of Missouri'', "Nov. 6, 2012 General Election," accessed May 30, 2013]</ref>

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}}{{tnr}}'''William Lacy Clay, Jr.''' (b. July 27, 1956, in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]) is a [[Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] representing [[Missouri's 1st Congressional District]]. Clay was first elected to the House in 2000 and is currently serving his 7th consecutive term, having won re-election in 2012 by 60.8 percent.<ref>[http://enr.sos.mo.gov/ENR/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=StateRaces^Federal%20/%20Statewide%20Races^011656688155 ''State of Missouri'', "Nov. 6, 2012 General Election," accessed May 30, 2013]</ref>

He began his political career as a [[Missouri House of Representatives#Current members|Missouri State Representative]] in 1983, before becoming a [[Missouri State Senator]] in 1991 and finally moving into the U.S. House seat his father, William Clay, Sr., held for 32 years.<ref name="NJ">[http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/member/101 ''National Journal'', "Rep. William Lacy Clay (D)," accessed May 30, 2013]</ref>

He began his political career as a [[Missouri House of Representatives#Current members|Missouri State Representative]] in 1983, before becoming a [[Missouri State Senator]] in 1991 and finally moving into the U.S. House seat his father, William Clay, Sr., held for 32 years.<ref name="NJ">[http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/member/101 ''National Journal'', "Rep. William Lacy Clay (D)," accessed May 30, 2013]</ref>

Clay, Jr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended the University of Maryland-College Park, from which he earned a degree in political science and certification to be a paralegal.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=c001049 ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'', "CLAY, William Lacy, Jr., (1956 - )"]</ref>

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Clay, Jr. was born in St. Louis, [[Missouri|MO]]. He attended the University of Maryland-College Park, from which he earned a degree in political science and certification to be a paralegal.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=c001049 ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'', "CLAY, William Lacy, Jr., (1956 - )"]</ref>

{{Oppose vote}} Clay voted in opposition of HR 2217 - the DHS Appropriations Act (2014) Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines.<ref name="kv"/>

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{{Nay vote}} Clay voted in opposition of HR 2217 - the DHS Appropriations Act (2014) Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines.<ref name="kv"/>

=====Keystone Pipeline Amendment=====

=====Keystone Pipeline Amendment=====

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{{Support vote}} Clay voted in support of House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.<ref name="kv"/>

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{{Yea vote}} Clay voted in support of House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.<ref name="kv"/>

=====CISPA (2013)=====

=====CISPA (2013)=====

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{{Support vote}} Clay voted in support of HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities.<ref>[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c113:4:./temp/~c113vMEvNq:e679: ''The Library of Congress'', "H.R.624 CISPA (2013) (Referred in Senate - RFS)," accessed August 27, 2013]</ref> The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.<ref name="kv"/>

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{{Yea vote}} Clay voted in support of HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities.<ref>[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c113:4:./temp/~c113vMEvNq:e679: ''The Library of Congress'', "H.R.624 CISPA (2013) (Referred in Senate - RFS)," accessed August 27, 2013]</ref> The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.<ref name="kv"/>

=====NDAA=====

=====NDAA=====

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{{Support vote}} Clay voted in support of HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.<ref name="kv"/>

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{{Yea vote}} Clay voted in support of HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.<ref name="kv"/>

====Economy====

====Economy====

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=====2014 Budget=====

=====2014 Budget=====

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{{nay vote}}On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll504.xml ''Clerk of the U.S. House'', "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013]</ref> At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. [[Harry Reid]] rejected the call to conference.<ref>[http://www.buzzfeed.com/katenocera/government-shutdown-how-we-got-here?bffb ''Buzzfeed'', "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013]</ref> Clay voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll504.xml''Clerk of the U.S. House'', "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013]</ref>

{{nay vote}}On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll504.xml ''Clerk of the U.S. House'', "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013]</ref> At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. [[Harry Reid]] rejected the call to conference.<ref>[http://www.buzzfeed.com/katenocera/government-shutdown-how-we-got-here?bffb ''Buzzfeed'', "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013]</ref> Clay voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll504.xml''Clerk of the U.S. House'', "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013]</ref>

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{{support vote}} The shutdown finally ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by [[United States Senate|Senate Democrats]] was to require income verification for [[Obamacare]] subsidies.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-effort-to-end-fiscal-crisis-collapses-leaving-senate-to-forge-last-minute-solution/2013/10/16/1e8bb150-364d-11e3-be86-6aeaa439845b_story_1.html ''The Washington Post'', "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013]</ref> The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from [[Republican]] members. Clay voted for HR 2775.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll550.xml ''U.S. House'', "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013]</ref>

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{{Yea vote}} The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by [[United States Senate|Senate Democrats]] was to require income verification for [[Obamacare]] subsidies.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-effort-to-end-fiscal-crisis-collapses-leaving-senate-to-forge-last-minute-solution/2013/10/16/1e8bb150-364d-11e3-be86-6aeaa439845b_story_1.html ''The Washington Post'', "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013]</ref> The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from [[Republican]] members. Clay voted for HR 2775.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll550.xml ''U.S. House'', "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013]</ref>

=====Federal Pay Adjustment Act=====

=====Federal Pay Adjustment Act=====

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Clay voted in opposition of HR 273 - Eliminates the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees. The bill passed the House on February 15, 2013, with a vote of 261 - 154. The bill would prevent a 0.5% pay increase for all federal workers from taking effect, saving the federal government $11 billion over 10 years. Clay was 1 of 144 Democrats who opposed the bill, while 44 voted for it.<ref>[http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/273 ''Congress.gov'', "H.R.273 - To eliminate the 2013 statutory pay adjustment for Federal employees.," February 25, 2013]</ref><ref name="kv"/>

Clay voted in opposition of HR 273 - Eliminates the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees. The bill passed the House on February 15, 2013, with a vote of 261 - 154. The bill would prevent a 0.5% pay increase for all federal workers from taking effect, saving the federal government $11 billion over 10 years. Clay was 1 of 144 Democrats who opposed the bill, while 44 voted for it.<ref>[http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/273 ''Congress.gov'', "H.R.273 - To eliminate the 2013 statutory pay adjustment for Federal employees.," February 25, 2013]</ref><ref name="kv"/>

====Immigration====

====Immigration====

=====Morton Memos Prohibition=====

=====Morton Memos Prohibition=====

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{{Oppose vote}} Clay voted in opposition of House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States. The vote largely followed party lines.<ref>[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:hamdt136: ''The Library of Congress'', "H.AMDT.136," accessed September 11, 2013]</ref><ref name="kv"/>

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{{Nay vote}} Clay voted in opposition of House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States. The vote largely followed party lines.<ref>[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:hamdt136: ''The Library of Congress'', "H.AMDT.136," accessed September 11, 2013]</ref><ref name="kv"/>

====Healthcare====

====Healthcare====

=====Health Care Reform Rules=====

=====Health Care Reform Rules=====

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{{Oppose vote}} Clay voted in opposition of House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines.<ref name="CS">[http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/21832925-418/how-they-voted.html ''Chicago Sun-Times'', "How they voted," August 9, 2013]</ref><ref name="kv">[http://votesmart.org/candidate/8967/lacy-clay-jr?&type=V#.UjCozMaUTcc ''Project Vote Smart'', "William Lacy Clay, Jr.'s Political Summary," accessed September 11, 2013]</ref>

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{{Nay vote}} Clay voted in opposition of House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines.<ref name="CS">[http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/21832925-418/how-they-voted.html ''Chicago Sun-Times'', "How they voted," August 9, 2013]</ref><ref name="kv">[http://votesmart.org/candidate/8967/lacy-clay-jr?&type=V#.UjCozMaUTcc ''Project Vote Smart'', "William Lacy Clay, Jr.'s Political Summary," accessed September 11, 2013]</ref>

=====Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act=====

=====Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act=====

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{{Oppose vote}} Clay voted in opposition of HR 2009 - Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013. The bill passed through the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 232-185. The bill would prevent the IRS and Treasury Secretary from enforcing the powers provided to them in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The vote largely followed party lines.<ref name="CS"/><ref name="kv"/>

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{{Nay vote}} Clay voted in opposition of HR 2009 - Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013. The bill passed through the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 232-185. The bill would prevent the IRS and Treasury Secretary from enforcing the powers provided to them in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The vote largely followed party lines.<ref name="CS"/><ref name="kv"/>

====Social issues====

====Social issues====

=====Amash amendment=====

=====Amash amendment=====

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{{Support vote}} Clay voted in support of House Amendment 413 - Prohibits the National Security Agency from Collecting Records Under the Patriot Act. The amendment failed on July 4, 2013, by a vote of 205-217. The amendment would have prohibited the collection of records by the National Security Agency under the PATRIOT Act. Both parties were split on the vote.<ref name="kv"/>

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{{Yea vote}} Clay voted in support of House Amendment 413 - Prohibits the National Security Agency from Collecting Records Under the Patriot Act. The amendment failed on July 4, 2013, by a vote of 205-217. The amendment would have prohibited the collection of records by the National Security Agency under the PATRIOT Act. Both parties were split on the vote.<ref name="kv"/>

===Previous congressional sessions===

===Previous congressional sessions===

====Fiscal Cliff====

====Fiscal Cliff====

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Clay voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 172 Democrats who voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257-167 vote on January 1, 2013.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll659.xml ''U.S. House'', "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013]</ref>

Clay voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 172 Democrats who voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257-167 vote on January 1, 2013.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll659.xml ''U.S. House'', "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013]</ref>

==Issues==

==Issues==

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===Ferguson police shooting response===

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On August 17, 2014, Clay explained his displeasure with the militarization of the Ferguson police department in their response to Michael Brown's death, claiming, "A militarized police force facing down innocent protesters with sniper rifles and machine guns is totally unacceptable in America. Some of these police departments who have received this equipment have not been properly trained in its use by the military. So, that is a question that some of my colleagues in Congress have said that they are going to try to get answers to." New York City Police Department Chief Bernard Kerik, appearing on the same television talk show, defended the police tactics, claiming, "There were Molotov cocktails thrown. There was … property that was damaged. The police have to respond to that. You can't let the thugs take over the city."<ref>[http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/215339-ferguson-rep-police-response-unacceptable#ixzz3AlynHAt0 ''The Hill'', "Ferguson rep: Response 'unacceptable'," August 17, 2014]</ref> On the same talk show, Clay called for more diverse police departments, stating about departments in largely African American communities, "They do not have enough diversity within their force; they do not have a healthy relationship with the African-American community that they are supposed to police," and called for a national examination of those scenarios.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-live/2014/08/clay-police-need-diversity-194064.html?hp=l14 ''Politico'', "Clay urges police diversity," August 17, 2014]</ref>

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Reps. Clay and [[Emanuel Cleaver]] (D-MO) spoke with [[U.S. Department of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] [[Chuck Hagel]] on August 22, 2014, about dismantling the "1033" program run by the Defense Department, explaining, "We are pleased to report that we had a productive, expansive and very encouraging meeting with Secretary Hagel [Thursday] on our urgent concerns about the militarization of local law enforcement agencies through the distribution of surplus Department of Defense equipment via the 1033 Program. We have asked the secretary to review the program and to respond with his recommendations quickly."<ref name=claycleaver>[http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/lacy-clay-emanuel-cleaver-ferguson-militarization-110258.html#ixzz3BmoVG1Ux ''Politico'', "Reps push Chuck Hagel over militarization," August 22, 2014]</ref>

Clay {{2014isrunning}} for [[U.S. Congress elections, 2014|re-election]] to the [[U.S. House elections, 2014|U.S. House]] in 2014. He {{2014isseeking}} the Democratic nomination in the primary election on August 5, 2014. {{Nov2014genelection}}

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Clay {{2014isrunning}} for [[U.S. Congress elections, 2014|re-election]] to the [[U.S. House elections, 2014|U.S. House]] in 2014. He ran unopposed in the [[Democratic]] primary on August 5, 2014. {{Nov2014genelection}}

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===2014===

===2014===

Candidates for Congress are required to file up to seven main reports with the [[Federal Election Commission]] during the 2014 elections season. Below are Clay's reports.<ref name="FEC2013">[http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00346080 ''Federal Election Commission'', "Clay for Congress Summary reports," accessed July 22, 2013]</ref>

Candidates for Congress are required to file up to seven main reports with the [[Federal Election Commission]] during the 2014 elections season. Below are Clay's reports.<ref name="FEC2013">[http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00346080 ''Federal Election Commission'', "Clay for Congress Summary reports," accessed July 22, 2013]</ref>

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===2012===

===2012===

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Clay was re-elected to the [[U.S. House]] for a seventh term in 2012. His campaign committee raised a total of $866,835 and spent $991,857.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MO01&cycle=2012 ''OpenSecrets'', "William L. Lacy, Jr. 2012 Election Data," accessed July 2, 2013]</ref> This is less than the average $1.5 million spent by House winners in 2012.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2013/06/2012-overview.html ''OpenSecrets'', "Election 2012: The Big Picture Shows Record Cost of Winning a Seat in Congress," accessed June 19, 2013]</ref>

Clay was re-elected to the [[U.S. House]] for a seventh term in 2012. His campaign committee raised a total of $866,835 and spent $991,857.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MO01&cycle=2012 ''OpenSecrets'', "William L. Lacy, Jr. 2012 Election Data," accessed July 2, 2013]</ref> This is less than the average $1.5 million spent by House winners in 2012.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2013/06/2012-overview.html ''OpenSecrets'', "Election 2012: The Big Picture Shows Record Cost of Winning a Seat in Congress," accessed June 19, 2013]</ref>

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====Cost per vote====

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===2010===

===2010===

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Clay was re-elected to the [[U.S. House]] for a sixth term in 2010. His campaign committee raised a total of $693,370 and spent $635,944.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/elections.php?cycle=2010&cid=N00012460&type=I ''OpenSecrets'', "William L. Lacy, Jr. 2010 Election Data," accessed November 6, 2011]</ref> This is less than the average $1.4 million spent by House winners in 2010.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2013/06/2012-overview.html ''OpenSecrets'', "Election 2012: The Big Picture Shows Record Cost of Winning a Seat in Congress," accessed June 19, 2013]</ref>

Clay was re-elected to the [[U.S. House]] for a sixth term in 2010. His campaign committee raised a total of $693,370 and spent $635,944.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/elections.php?cycle=2010&cid=N00012460&type=I ''OpenSecrets'', "William L. Lacy, Jr. 2010 Election Data," accessed November 6, 2011]</ref> This is less than the average $1.4 million spent by House winners in 2010.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2013/06/2012-overview.html ''OpenSecrets'', "Election 2012: The Big Picture Shows Record Cost of Winning a Seat in Congress," accessed June 19, 2013]</ref>

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==Personal Gain Index==

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===Congressional staff salaries===

===Congressional staff salaries===

::''See also: [[Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

::''See also: [[Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

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The website ''Legistorm'' compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Clay paid his congressional staff a total of $1,105,626 in 2011. Overall, [[Missouri]] ranks 21st in average salary for representative staff. The average [[U.S. House of Representatives]] congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.<ref>[http://www.legistorm.com/member/2801/Rep_William_L._Clay_Jr.html ''LegiStorm'', "William L. Clay Jr," accessed October 8, 2012]</ref>

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The website ''Legistorm'' compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Clay paid his congressional staff a total of $1,105,626 in 2011. Overall, [[Missouri]] ranked 21st in average salary for representative staff. The average [[U.S. House of Representatives]] congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.<ref>[http://www.legistorm.com/member/2801/Rep_William_L._Clay_Jr.html ''LegiStorm'', "William L. Clay Jr," accessed October 8, 2012]</ref>

Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia

Key votes

113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 114 out of the 3,036 introduced bills (3.8 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[7] For more information pertaining to Clay's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[8]

National security

DHS Appropriations

Clay voted in opposition of HR 2217 - the DHS Appropriations Act (2014) Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines.[9]

Keystone Pipeline Amendment

Clay voted in support of House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.[9]

CISPA (2013)

Clay voted in support of HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities.[10] The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.[9]

NDAA

Clay voted in support of HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.[9]

Economy

2014 Budget

On January 15, 2014, the Republican-run House approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014.[11][12] The House voted 359-67 for the 1,582 page bill, with 64 Republicans and three Democrats voting against the bill.[12] The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations.[13] It included a 1 percent increase in the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel, a $1 billion increase in Head Start funding for early childhood education, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, and the protection of the Affordable Care Act from any drastic cuts. Clay joined with the majority of the Democratic party and voted in favor of the bill.[11][12]

Government shutdown

On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[14] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[15] Clay voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[16]

The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[17] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Clay voted for HR 2775.[18]

Federal Pay Adjustment Act

Clay voted in opposition of HR 273 - Eliminates the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees. The bill passed the House on February 15, 2013, with a vote of 261 - 154. The bill would prevent a 0.5% pay increase for all federal workers from taking effect, saving the federal government $11 billion over 10 years. Clay was 1 of 144 Democrats who opposed the bill, while 44 voted for it.[19][9]

Immigration

Morton Memos Prohibition

Clay voted in opposition of House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States. The vote largely followed party lines.[20][9]

Healthcare

Health Care Reform Rules

Clay voted in opposition of House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines.[21][9]

Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act

Clay voted in opposition of HR 2009 - Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013. The bill passed through the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 232-185. The bill would prevent the IRS and Treasury Secretary from enforcing the powers provided to them in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The vote largely followed party lines.[21][9]

Social issues

Amash amendment

Clay voted in support of House Amendment 413 - Prohibits the National Security Agency from Collecting Records Under the Patriot Act. The amendment failed on July 4, 2013, by a vote of 205-217. The amendment would have prohibited the collection of records by the National Security Agency under the PATRIOT Act. Both parties were split on the vote.[9]

Previous congressional sessions

Fiscal Cliff

Clay voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 172 Democrats who voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257-167 vote on January 1, 2013.[22]

Issues

Ferguson police shooting response

On August 17, 2014, Clay explained his displeasure with the militarization of the Ferguson police department in their response to Michael Brown's death, claiming, "A militarized police force facing down innocent protesters with sniper rifles and machine guns is totally unacceptable in America. Some of these police departments who have received this equipment have not been properly trained in its use by the military. So, that is a question that some of my colleagues in Congress have said that they are going to try to get answers to." New York City Police Department Chief Bernard Kerik, appearing on the same television talk show, defended the police tactics, claiming, "There were Molotov cocktails thrown. There was … property that was damaged. The police have to respond to that. You can't let the thugs take over the city."[23] On the same talk show, Clay called for more diverse police departments, stating about departments in largely African American communities, "They do not have enough diversity within their force; they do not have a healthy relationship with the African-American community that they are supposed to police," and called for a national examination of those scenarios.[24]

Reps. Clay and Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) spoke with Secretary of DefenseChuck Hagel on August 22, 2014, about dismantling the "1033" program run by the Defense Department, explaining, "We are pleased to report that we had a productive, expansive and very encouraging meeting with Secretary Hagel [Thursday] on our urgent concerns about the militarization of local law enforcement agencies through the distribution of surplus Department of Defense equipment via the 1033 Program. We have asked the secretary to review the program and to respond with his recommendations quickly."[25]

On The Issues Vote Match

On The Issues conducts a VoteMatch analysis of elected officials based on 20 issue areas. Rather than relying on incumbents to complete the quiz themselves, the VoteMatch analysis is conducted using voting records, statements to the media, debate transcripts or citations from books authored by or about the candidate. Based on the results of the quiz, Clay is a Hard-Core Liberal. Clay received a score of 80 percent on social issues and 4 percent on economic issues.[26]

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The table below contains the results of analysis compiled by staff at On The Issues.

On November 4, 2008, William Lacy Clay won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Robb E. Cunningham (L) and Damien Johnson (Write-in) in the general election.[32]

U.S. House, Missouri District 1 General Election, 2008

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

William Lacy Clayincumbent

88.1%

242,570

Libertarian

Robb E. Cunningham

11.9%

32,700

Write-in

Damien Johnson

0%

7

Total Votes

275,277

2006

On November 7, 2006, William Lacy Clay won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mark J. Byrne (R) and Robb E. Cunningham (L) in the general election.[33]

U.S. House, Missouri District 1 General Election, 2006

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

William Lacy Clayincumbent

72.9%

141,574

Republican

Mark J. Byrne

24.7%

47,893

Libertarian

Robb E. Cunningham

2.5%

4,768

Total Votes

194,235

2004

On November 2, 2004, William Lacy Clay won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Leslie L. Farr II (R), Terry Chadwick (L) and Robert Rehbein (Constitution) in the general election.[34]

U.S. House, Missouri District 1 General Election, 2004

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

William Lacy Clayincumbent

73%

213,658

Republican

Leslie L. Farr II

22.1%

64,791

Libertarian

Terry Chadwick

1.3%

3,937

Constitution

Robert Rehbein

3.6%

10,404

Total Votes

292,790

2002

On November 5, 2002, William Lacy Clay won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Richard Schwadron (R) and Jim Higgins (L) in the general election.[35]

U.S. House, Missouri District 1 General Election, 2002

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

William Lacy Clayincumbent

70.1%

133,946

Republican

Richard Schwadron

27.1%

51,755

Libertarian

Jim Higgins

2.8%

5,354

Total Votes

191,055

2000

On November 7, 2000, William Lacy Clay won election to the United States House. He defeated Z. Dwight Billingsly (R), Brenda (Ziah) Reddick (Green), Tamara A. Millay (L) and Robert Penningroth (Reform) in the general election.[36]

U.S. House, Missouri District 1 General Election, 2000

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

William Lacy Clay

75.2%

149,173

Republican

Z. Dwight Billingsly

21.5%

42,730

Green

Brenda (Ziah) Reddick

1.6%

3,099

Libertarian

Tamara A. Millay

1.1%

2,253

Reform

Robert Penningroth

0.6%

1,092

Total Votes

198,347

Campaign donors

Fundraising events

The below chart from Find The Best tracks the fundraising events Clay attends.

Comprehensive donor history

Comprehensive donor information for Clay is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, Clay raised a total of $4,148,261 during that time period. This information was last updated on May 16, 2013.[37]

2012

Clay was re-elected to the U.S. House for a seventh term in 2012. His campaign committee raised a total of $866,835 and spent $991,857.[47] This is less than the average $1.5 million spent by House winners in 2012.[48]

To view the breakdown of campaign funding by type click [show] to expand the section.

Breakdown of the source of Clay's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

2010

Clay was re-elected to the U.S. House for a sixth term in 2010. His campaign committee raised a total of $693,370 and spent $635,944.[49] This is less than the average $1.4 million spent by House winners in 2010.[50]

PGI: Change in net worth

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Clay's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $55,006 and $175,000. That averages to $115,003, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2012 of $5,700,168.36. Clay ranked as the 375th most wealthy representative in 2012.[51] Between 2004 and 2012, Clay's calculated net worth[52] increased by an average of 12 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[53]

Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[55]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

Note: Clay's 2011 report was not available.

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

According to the website GovTrack, Clay missed 671 of 9,662 roll call votes from January 2001 to July 2014, which is 6.9% of votes during that period. This is worse than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving as of July 2014.[56]

Congressional staff salaries

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Clay paid his congressional staff a total of $1,105,626 in 2011. Overall, Missouri ranked 21st in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[58]

National Journal vote ratings

Each year, National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted, as compared to other members in the previous year. More information about the analysis process can be found on the vote ratings page.

↑The questions in the quiz are broken down into two sections -- social and economic. In social questions, liberals and libertarians agree in choosing the less-government answers, while conservatives and populists agree in choosing the more restrictive answers. For the economic questions, conservatives and libertarians agree in choosing the less-government answers, while liberals and populists agree in choosing the more restrictive answers.

↑This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or their first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.

↑This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.

↑This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.